2008 Italian general election in Veneto

The Italian general election of 2008 took place on 13–14 April 2008.

The election was won in Veneto by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 27.4%, slightly ahead of Lega Nord (27.1%) and the Democratic Party (26.5%).

Chamber of Deputies
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Coalition leader !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Party !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|Silvio Berlusconi
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 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|1,669,234
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|54.5
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|31


 * align="left"|The People of Freedom
 * valign="top"|838,640
 * valign="top"|27.4
 * valign="top"|15
 * align="left"|Lega Nord
 * valign="top"|830,594
 * valign="top"|27.1
 * valign="top"|16
 * valign="top"|16

!rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|Walter Veltroni
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|944,380
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|30.8
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|16


 * align="left"|Democratic Party
 * valign="top"|812,506
 * valign="top"|26.5
 * valign="top"|14
 * align="left"|Italy of Values
 * valign="top"|131,874
 * valign="top"|4.3
 * valign="top"|2
 * valign="top"|2

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Pier Ferdinando Casini
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|171,126
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|5.6
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|3


 * align="left"|Union of the Centre
 * valign="top"|171,126
 * valign="top"|5.6
 * valign="top"|3

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Fausto Bertinotti
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|68,159
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|2.2
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|The Left – The Rainbow
 * valign="top"|68,159
 * valign="top"|2.2
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Daniela Santanchè
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|59,925
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|2.0
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|The Right
 * valign="top"|59,925
 * valign="top"|2.0
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Giorgio Vido
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|31,353
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|1.0
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Liga Veneta Repubblica
 * valign="top"|31,353
 * valign="top"|1.0
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Renzo Rabellino
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|22,502
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.7
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|List of Speaking Crickets
 * valign="top"|22,502
 * valign="top"|0.7
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Enrico Boselli
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|16,547
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.5
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Socialist Party
 * valign="top"|16,547
 * valign="top"|0.5
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Giuliano Ferrara
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|16,308
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.5
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Abortion? No, thanks
 * valign="top"|16,308
 * valign="top"|0.5
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Others
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|66,504
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|2.2
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Others
 * valign="top"|66,504
 * valign="top"|2.2
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|3,066,038 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|50 !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|3,066,038 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|50 Source: Regional Council of Veneto
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Senate
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Coalition leader !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Party !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|Silvio Berlusconi
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 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|1,540,993
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|54.4
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|15


 * align="left"|The People of Freedom
 * valign="top"|802,533
 * valign="top"|28.3
 * valign="top"|8
 * align="left"|Lega Nord
 * valign="top"|738,460
 * valign="top"|26.1
 * valign="top"|7
 * valign="top"|7

!rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|Walter Veltroni
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|895,433
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|31.6
 * rowspan="2" valign="top"|9


 * align="left"|Democratic Party
 * valign="top"|771,974
 * valign="top"|27.2
 * valign="top"|8
 * align="left"|Italy of Values
 * valign="top"|123,459
 * valign="top"|4.4
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Pier Ferdinando Casini
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|162,719
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|5.7
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Union of the Centre
 * valign="top"|162,719
 * valign="top"|5.7
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Fausto Bertinotti
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|61,279
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|2.2
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|The Left – The Rainbow
 * valign="top"|61,279
 * valign="top"|2.2
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Daniela Santanchè
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|49,101
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|1.7
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|The Right
 * valign="top"|49,101
 * valign="top"|1.7
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Giorgio Vido
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|46,677
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|1.7
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Liga Veneta Repubblica
 * valign="top"|46,677
 * valign="top"|1.7
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Enrico Boselli
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|14,756
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.5
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Socialist Party
 * valign="top"|14,756
 * valign="top"|0.5
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Others
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|62,123
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|2.2
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Others
 * valign="top"|62,123
 * valign="top"|2.2
 * valign="top"|-

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|2,834,078 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|24 !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|2,834,078 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|24
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 * } Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Lega Nord

 * Stefano Stefani
 * Matteo Bragantini
 * Manuela Dal Lago
 * Francesca Martini
 * Massimo Bitonci
 * Paola Goisis
 * Alessandro Montagnoli
 * Manuela Lanzarin
 * Emanuela Munerato
 * Giovanna Negro

The People of Freedom

 * Niccolò Ghedini
 * Alberto Giorgetti
 * Aldo Brancher
 * Francesco De Luca
 * Filippo Ascierto
 * Marino Zorzato (replaced by Giorgio Conte on 10 June 2010)
 * Lorena Milanato
 * Luca Bellotti
 * Giustina Destro

Democratic Party

 * Massimo Calearo
 * Alessandro Naccarato
 * Margherita Miotto
 * Federica Mogherini
 * Giampaolo Fogliardi
 * Gian Pietro Dal Moro
 * Federico Testa
 * Daniela Sbrollini

Union of the Centre

 * Roberto Rao
 * Antonio De Poli

Italy of Values

 * Antonio Borghesi

Lega Nord

 * Gianpaolo Dozzo
 * Guido Dussin
 * Corrado Callegari
 * Luciano Dussin (replaced by Sabina Fabi on 15 December 2011)
 * Franco Gidoni
 * Gianluca Forcolin

The People of Freedom

 * Renato Brunetta
 * Adolfo Urso
 * Fabio Gava
 * Valentino Valentini
 * Maurizio Paniz
 * Catia Polidori

Democratic Party

 * Andrea Martella
 * Pier Paolo Baretta
 * Simonetta Rubinato
 * Rodolfo Viola
 * Delia Murer
 * Francesco Tempestini

Union of the Centre

 * Luisa Capitanio Santolini

Italy of Values

 * Massimo Donadi

The People of Freedom

 * Giancarlo Galan (replaced by Piero Longo on 29 April 2008)
 * Luigi Ramponi
 * Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati
 * Maurizio Sacconi
 * Maurizio Saia
 * Paolo Scarpa Bonazza Buora
 * Anna Bonfrisco
 * Maurizio Castro

Lega Nord

 * Federico Bricolo
 * Piergiorgio Stiffoni
 * Paolo Franco
 * Alberto Filippi
 * Gianvittore Vaccari
 * Gianpaolo Vallardi
 * Luciano Cagnin

Democratic Party

 * Enrico Morando
 * Maria Pia Garavaglia
 * Paolo Giaretta
 * Felice Casson
 * Paolo Nerozzi
 * Maurizio Fistarol
 * Franca Donaggio
 * Marco Stradiotto

Italy of Values

 * Elio Lanutti